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A member asked:
If i'm near sighted, does that mean i have astigmatism(please help, i'm realllyyyy confused)?
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Not necessarily: Nearsighted is when your best vision (without glasses) is close to you. Astigmatism is when the front surface of your eye is not perfectly spherical. You can have either by itself or both together.
Answered 7/23/2013
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